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IMMIGRANT WOMEN CANADA [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-01-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- National Community Forum
1, record 1, English, National%20Community%20Forum
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Project of the National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women of Canada which is an attempt at co-ordinating a National Community Forum with immigrant and visible minority women from across Canada who were involved in developing and implementing AIDS prevention education strategies within their own communities. 1, record 1, English, - National%20Community%20Forum
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités du secteur privé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Forum communautaire national
1, record 1, French, Forum%20communautaire%20national
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Projet de l'Organisation nationale des femmes immigrantes et des femmes appartenant à une minorité visible qui vise le regroupement d'immigrantes et de femmes appartenant à des minorités visibles de partout au Canada qui participent à l'élaboration et à la mise en œuvre de stratégies de sensibilisation à la prévention du sida au sein de leur collectivité. 1, record 1, French, - Forum%20communautaire%20national
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women of Canada
1, record 2, English, National%20Organization%20of%20Immigrant%20and%20Visible%20Minority%20Women%20of%20Canada
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- NOIVMWC 1, record 2, English, NOIVMWC
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women of Canada(NOIVMWC) is an umbrella national organization with a vision of creating equality for all women. It was created in 1986 with a focus on forming a united national voice to ensure equality for immigrant and visible minority women within bilingual Canada. NOIVMWC advocates for various issues affecting immigrant and visible minority women. We have made significant progress on many fronts and our activities are becoming more important, considering the increasing diversity of the Canadian population. 1, record 2, English, - National%20Organization%20of%20Immigrant%20and%20Visible%20Minority%20Women%20of%20Canada
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Organisation nationale des femmes immigrantes et des femmes appartenant à une minorité visible du Canada
1, record 2, French, Organisation%20nationale%20des%20femmes%20immigrantes%20et%20des%20femmes%20appartenant%20%C3%A0%20une%20minorit%C3%A9%20visible%20du%20Canada
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- ONFIFAMVC 1, record 2, French, ONFIFAMVC
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'Organisation nationale des femmes immigrantes et des femmes appartenant à une minorité visible du Canada (ONFIFAMVC) est une organisation nationale ombrelle représentant 45 groupes nationaux provenant de tous les territoires et provinces. Fondée en 1986, l'organisation veut former une voix nationale unie pour garantir l'équité aux femmes immigrantes et appartenant à une minorité visible dans un Canada bilingue. L'organisation défend les droits des femmes immigrantes et appartenant à une minorité visible, et ce, en ce qui a trait à plusieurs questions très diverses. Des progrès significatifs ont été réalisés sur plusieurs fronts et les activités de l'ONFIFAMVC prennent de plus en plus d'importance, compte tenu de la diversité croissante de la population canadienne. 1, record 2, French, - Organisation%20nationale%20des%20femmes%20immigrantes%20et%20des%20femmes%20appartenant%20%C3%A0%20une%20minorit%C3%A9%20visible%20du%20Canada
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-02-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Reports
- Status of Persons (Private Law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Trafficking in Women in Canada : A Critical Analysis of the Legal Framework Governing Immigrant Live-in Caregivers and Mail-Order Brides
1, record 3, English, Trafficking%20in%20Women%20in%20Canada%20%3A%20A%20Critical%20Analysis%20of%20the%20Legal%20Framework%20Governing%20Immigrant%20Live%2Din%20Caregivers%20and%20Mail%2DOrder%20Brides
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Status of Women Canada, by Louise Langevin and Marie-Claire Belleau, Ottawa, 2000, 220 pages. 1, record 3, English, - Trafficking%20in%20Women%20in%20Canada%20%3A%20A%20Critical%20Analysis%20of%20the%20Legal%20Framework%20Governing%20Immigrant%20Live%2Din%20Caregivers%20and%20Mail%2DOrder%20Brides
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Titres de rapports
- Statut des personnes (Droit privé)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Le trafic des femmes au Canada : une analyse critique du cadre juridique de l'embauche d'aides familiales immigrantes résidantes et de la pratique des promises par correspondance
1, record 3, French, Le%20trafic%20des%20femmes%20au%20Canada%20%3A%20une%20analyse%20critique%20du%20cadre%20juridique%20de%20l%27embauche%20d%27aides%20familiales%20immigrantes%20r%C3%A9sidantes%20et%20de%20la%20pratique%20des%20promises%20par%20correspondance
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Condition féminine Canada, par Louise Langevin et Marie-Claire Belleau, Ottawa, 2000, 235 pages. 1, record 3, French, - Le%20trafic%20des%20femmes%20au%20Canada%20%3A%20une%20analyse%20critique%20du%20cadre%20juridique%20de%20l%27embauche%20d%27aides%20familiales%20immigrantes%20r%C3%A9sidantes%20et%20de%20la%20pratique%20des%20promises%20par%20correspondance
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-09-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Immigrant Women and Substance Use - Current Issues, Programs and Recommendations
1, record 4, English, Immigrant%20Women%20and%20Substance%20Use%20%2D%20Current%20Issues%2C%20Programs%20and%20Recommendations
correct, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Health Canada, reflects a comprehensive literature review and report of consultations with key informants and program deliverers concerning substance use issues and programs specifically for immigrant women. 1, record 4, English, - Immigrant%20Women%20and%20Substance%20Use%20%2D%20Current%20Issues%2C%20Programs%20and%20Recommendations
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Les immigrantes et la toxicomanie : problèmes courants, programmes et recommandations
1, record 4, French, Les%20immigrantes%20et%20la%20toxicomanie%20%3A%20probl%C3%A8mes%20courants%2C%20programmes%20et%20recommandations
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Santé Canada, compte rendu exhaustif d'une recherche documentaire et d'une consultation des informateurs clés et des dispensateurs de programmes, sur l'abus des substances et les programmes spéciaux pour immigrantes. 1, record 4, French, - Les%20immigrantes%20et%20la%20toxicomanie%20%3A%20probl%C3%A8mes%20courants%2C%20programmes%20et%20recommandations
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1996-03-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Private-Sector Programs
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Immigrant and Visible Minority Women Organizing Against HIV/AIDS: Towards the Development of a National Network for HIV/AIDS Prevention Education
1, record 5, English, Immigrant%20and%20Visible%20Minority%20Women%20Organizing%20Against%20HIV%2FAIDS%3A%20Towards%20the%20Development%20of%20a%20National%20Network%20for%20HIV%2FAIDS%20Prevention%20Education
correct, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Two phased project developed by the National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women of Canada with financial assistance from Health Canada. 1, record 5, English, - Immigrant%20and%20Visible%20Minority%20Women%20Organizing%20Against%20HIV%2FAIDS%3A%20Towards%20the%20Development%20of%20a%20National%20Network%20for%20HIV%2FAIDS%20Prevention%20Education
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes du secteur privé
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Les femmes immigrantes et les femmes appartenant à une minorité visible s'organisent contre le VIH/SIDA : vers le développement d'un réseau national pour la sensibilisation à la prévention du VIH/SIDA
1, record 5, French, Les%20femmes%20immigrantes%20et%20les%20femmes%20appartenant%20%C3%A0%20une%20minorit%C3%A9%20visible%20s%27organisent%20contre%20le%20VIH%2FSIDA%20%3A%20vers%20le%20d%C3%A9veloppement%20d%27un%20r%C3%A9seau%20national%20pour%20la%20sensibilisation%20%C3%A0%20la%20pr%C3%A9vention%20du%20VIH%2FSIDA
correct, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Projet en deux étapes mis au point par l'Organisation nationale des femmes immigrantes et des femmes appartenant à une minorité visible avec l'aide financière de Santé Canada. 1, record 5, French, - Les%20femmes%20immigrantes%20et%20les%20femmes%20appartenant%20%C3%A0%20une%20minorit%C3%A9%20visible%20s%27organisent%20contre%20le%20VIH%2FSIDA%20%3A%20vers%20le%20d%C3%A9veloppement%20d%27un%20r%C3%A9seau%20national%20pour%20la%20sensibilisation%20%C3%A0%20la%20pr%C3%A9vention%20du%20VIH%2FSIDA
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1995-11-22
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Beyond Dialogue :immigrant women in Canada, 1985-1990
1, record 6, English, Beyond%20Dialogue%20%3Aimmigrant%20women%20in%20Canada%2C%201985%2D1990
correct, Canada
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plan of action arising from a national consultation commissioned by Multiculturalism Canada. 1, record 6, English, - Beyond%20Dialogue%20%3Aimmigrant%20women%20in%20Canada%2C%201985%2D1990
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Beyond Dialogue : immigrant women in Canada, 1985-1990
1, record 6, French, Beyond%20Dialogue%20%3A%20immigrant%20women%20in%20Canada%2C%201985%2D1990
correct, Canada
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1994-07-12
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Social Problems
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- mail order bride 1, record 7, English, mail%20order%20bride
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- picture bride 1, record 7, English, picture%20bride
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Practices such as "mail order brides" or "picture brides" place immigrant women in situations where they are vulnerable to abuse. In some cases, immigrant women are brought to Canada under a false pretence, then forced into prostitution. 1, record 7, English, - mail%20order%20bride
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- mariage par correspondance
1, record 7, French, mariage%20par%20correspondance
proposal, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1990-07-18
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Immigrant Women in Canada : A Policy Perspective
1, record 8, English, Immigrant%20Women%20in%20Canada%20%3A%20A%20Policy%20Perspective
correct, Canada
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women. Information found in DOBIS. 1, record 8, English, - Immigrant%20Women%20in%20Canada%20%3A%20A%20Policy%20Perspective
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- Les immigrantes au Canada : orientations souhaitables
1, record 8, French, Les%20immigrantes%20au%20Canada%20%3A%20orientations%20souhaitables
correct, Canada
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Conseil consultatif canadien sur la situation de la femme. Renseignement retrouvé dans la base de données DOBIS. 1, record 8, French, - Les%20immigrantes%20au%20Canada%20%3A%20orientations%20souhaitables
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1988-03-23
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Immigrant Women in Canada : a Right to Recognition
1, record 9, English, Immigrant%20Women%20in%20Canada%20%3A%20a%20Right%20to%20Recognition
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- Immigrant Women in Canada 1, record 9, English, Immigrant%20Women%20in%20Canada
correct
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- Les immigrantes au Canada: le droit à la reconnaissance
1, record 9, French, Les%20immigrantes%20au%20Canada%3A%20le%20droit%20%C3%A0%20la%20reconnaissance
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- Les immigrantes au Canada 1, record 9, French, Les%20immigrantes%20au%20Canada
correct
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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